VenturEast
Venture capitalBangalore · Seed–Late Stage · 12 people tracked
Investment thesis
VenturEast is an early-stage technology investor in India focused on rapidly growing businesses with clearly defined competitive moats. It invests across deeptech (climate, industry, mobility, energy, agriculture); product software (enterprise, SaaS, dev tools, data, AI and GenAI applications); B2B (supply chain digitization and e-commerce enablers); and 'Middle India' opportunities in fintech, consumer tech, and health. The firm emphasizes a hands-on approach backed by deep domain expertise spanning deep science, enterprise, SaaS, India consumer, and climate tech, with a team that has navigated multiple economic and investment cycles over more than two decades.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 12 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 33 of 69 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×7Digital Health ×7Healthtech ×7SaaS ×6Enterprise Software ×5Fintech ×5Hardware ×5Medical Devices ×5
HQs:India×17United States×4Italy×1
Investments · 69 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathTata 1mg is India's leading online pharmacy and healthcare platform that offers medicines, lab tests, doctor consultations, and cancer care services.
Digital HealthE-commerceHealthtechIndia, IN
24 Mantra Organic produces organic food and packaged goods grown using vedic farming methods, and offers a traceability feature that lets consumers track a product's journey from farm to pack.
AgTechConsumerFoodTech
ACKO is an insurtech company that provides car, corporate health, health, travel, and life insurance products in India through a direct-to-consumer technology platform.
Digital HealthFintechInsurTechMumbai, IN
Varun Dua(Founder)Vishwanath Ramarao(Co-Founder)Ruchi Deepak(Founder Emeritus)
Exited through a structured deal with Avendus.
REPROCELL provides integrated solutions for stem cell research, cell therapy development, and drug discovery, including iPSC tools, biospecimens, tissue models, and GMP manufacturing services for clinical and preclinical research.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Enel is an energy utility that generates, sells and distributes electricity while developing clean and innovative energy solutions across Europe, Latin America, North America, Africa, Asia and Oceania.
CleantechEnergyRome, IT
ModalityDx develops quantitative point-of-care diagnostic tests using molecular biomarkers and data science to detect and assess treatment response for diseases including diabetes, maternal health conditions, and autoimmune disorders.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Exited with a 13.5x return on investment.
Exited through a financial secondary to Param Capital.
e2E Rail provides rail engineering and design services for mainline and mass transit infrastructure projects, specializing in track systems, signalling, communication systems, and electrification.
Construction TechLogistics & Supply Chain
IncNut operates a portfolio of content-driven consumer brands in beauty, wellness, and parenting sectors, including StyleCraze (health and beauty media for women), MomJunction (parenting guidance platform), SkinKraft (customized skincare), and Vedix (customized Ayurvedic haircare).
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Infinite Uptime provides prescriptive AI-assisted decision-making tools for manufacturing operations, aimed at improving manufacturing competitiveness and delivering ROI within 6-12 months.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoTMenlo Park, US
Raunak Bhinge(Executive Officer, Director)Jean-David Margulici(Executive Officer, Director)
Next Education builds technology-enabled learning content and platforms for schools in India, including products like TeachNext and LearnNext, digital classrooms, activity/lab kits, and a learning management system.
EdTechSaaSIndia, IN
Beas Dev Ralhan(Chief Executive Officer)Raveendranath Kamath(Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer)Daljit Singh(Director)
Kissht offers digital gold as an online investment product, letting users in India buy, sell, redeem, and store 24K gold via its app starting from ₹10, with holdings backed by insured physical gold and real-time price tracking.
AI & Machine LearningFintechMumbai, IN
Ranvir Singh(Chairman & CEO)Krishnan Vishwanathan(Co-founder & Promoter)
HealthtechPlymouth, US
MOHAMED ABDUL NASER BIN JAAFAR, MD(Director)DANIEL PELAK(Director)MARSHALL STANTON(Director)JAMES BUCK(Executive Officer, Director)J. ANDREW BETTS(Director)
BoardRAMESH ALUR(Director)
MoEngage is a customer engagement platform that helps brands deliver personalized experiences across industries including financial services, food & beverage, media & entertainment, travel & hospitality, and retail/e-commerce.
AdTechMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Raviteja Dodda(Executive Officer, Director)Yashwanth Kumar Kammara(Executive Officer, Director)Narasimha Reddy(Director)Rahul Chandra(Director)
BoardShailesh Ghorpade(Director)Tarun Davda(Director)
Exited via India (BSE) listing.
Neurosynaptic Communications develops the ReMeDi platform, a digital health solution combining point-of-care diagnostics, cloud-based healthcare management, and telemedicine technology for affordable healthcare access in rural and remote areas.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Exited with 35x return on investment.
OneBreath is an international medical device company that commercializes mechanical ventilation technology developed at Stanford University, offering high-performance ventilators at an affordable cost.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Orca Systems is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops, tests, and manufactures RF ICs, RF IP, mixed-signal ASICs, and RF-based SoCs, with a focus on low-power RF transceivers for the IoT market.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTSemiconductors
John McDonough(CEO/CTO & Director)
Acquired by Laurus Labs, an India-listed pharma major.
Sapala Organics provides specialized nucleic acid building blocks, drug delivery compounds, and contract research and manufacturing services for oligonucleotide drug development.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioRichcore Lifesciencesacq. by Laurus Labs
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAcko · m.economictimes.com · Jun 27, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does VenturEast invest at?
- VenturEast invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does VenturEast focus on?
- VenturEast focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, B2B Marketplaces, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, E-commerce, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Hardware, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Retail Tech, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where is VenturEast located?
- VenturEast is headquartered in Bangalore, IN.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamPodcast #9 | Discussing AI with Dr. Srikanth Sundararajan - General Partner at Ventureast
Gradient Advisors · Srikanth Sundararajan
Pivotal Moments with Sarath Naru - venture capitalist and founder of VenturEast
Ram Shivakumar · Sarath Naru
Episode XXXix- Srikanth Sundararajan, General Partner at VenturEast
DamaniTalks · Srikanth Sundararajan
Evolution of SaaS | Srikanth Sundararajan | General Partner - Ventureast | The Startup Operator
The Startup Operator · Srikanth Sundararajan
Sarath Naru (Ventureast) at Startup Grind Chennai
Startup Grind Local · Sarath Naru
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